(a) whether the Government is aware that according to a recent study based on random
human blood samples from Malwa belt in Punjab, the pesticide residue in the blood of farmers in
this area has been found to be 15 to 605 times higher than that is present in the blood of US
farmers;
(b) if so, the reaction of the Government in this regard;
(c) whether the Government proposes to initiate measures for educating farmers in all States
and Union Territories in the country on the judicious use of pesticides;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefore?